Google Tests Huge Block of Citations at Bottom of AI Overviews
Google is running a test (or a bug) that shows a massive box of citations (massive in size, not in number of citations) at the bottom of AI Overviews.
Google Ads API Version 23.2 Now Available
Google Ads has released a minor version update to the Google Ads API. We are now up to version 23.2. 23.2 adds VideoEnhancement resource, updates to HotelSettingInfo, and so many other updates.
Sponsored Stores Spotted in AI Mode As Google Expands Ads Across AI Surfaces
Google is continuing to expand ads across AI Mode and now there’s another type of ad unit for retailers to play with. We know that AI Mode is the future of Search and that means Google will need to continue innovating on the advertising front…
Google To Update Shopping Ads Political Content Policy On April 16
Google announced it will be updating its Shopping Ads political content policy on April 16, 2026. Google said the update is to “implement additional restrictions on some political content.”
Google Merchant Center: Out-of-Stock Products Need Grayed Out Buy Button
Google Merchant Center updated its landing page requirements to say that products that are out of stock, those pages must have a grayed out add to cart/buy button on that page.
Google To Expand Shopping Ads To 15 New European Markets
Google is reportedly expanding Shopping Ads eligibility to 15 additional European markets. This is a two phase roll out over the coming months…
The Google Helpful Content Update And Its Relevance in 2026
Explore the Google Helpful Content Update’s ongoing relevance in 2026. Learn SEO strategies for creating people-first content and achieving lasting search success.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 25, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google released the March 2026 spam update yesterday…
Google March 2026 Spam Update Unleashed
Google has released the March 2026 spam update on March 24, 2026 at around 3:20 pm ET. This update applies globally and to all languages and will take a few days (not weeks) to complete.
Google Adds Properties For Discussion Forum & QA Page Markup & Documents Robots Tags Outside HTML Head
Google had made a few changes to its SEO developer help documentation. First it documented how Google Search handles and processes robots meta tags outside the HTML head. Second, it added more supported properties for Discussion Forum and QA Page markup.
Report: Google AI Overviews Show Less Often For Breaking News
There is new data out from Newzdash that shows just how often AI Overviews appear within Google across new sections. And while AI Overviews shows 60%+ of the time for health queries, when it comes to breaking news and major headlines, it shows less th…
Google Tests “Skip Digging, Start Guided Research” Driving Users to Web Guide-like Results
Google is testing showing a call to action in the search results that says, “Skip digging, start guided research” which drives users to a Web Guide-like results page.
Google Business Profile Performance Metrics Offer Data Added To Help Doc
Google added a new section to the “Understand available performance metrics” within the Google Business Profiles help documentation. The new section added a section on offer data and it shows the number of times customers viewed and clicked on offers o…
Google Ads Retires Several Old Ad Format Requirements
On March 17, 2026, Google retired some of its Google Ads policies on Ad format requirements. These are specific to “old ad formats that are no longer in use are also being retired,” Ginny Marvin of Google.
TurboQuant: From Paper to Triton Kernel in One Session
Implementing Google’s KV cache compression algorithm on Gemma 3 4B and everything that went wrong along the way. On March 24, 2026, Google Research published a blog post introducing TurboQuant, a compression algorithm for large language model inference. The paper behind it, “Online Vector Quantization with Near-optimal Distortion Rate” had been on arXiv since April […]
Google “Working” On Expanding AI Mode Personal Intelligence Globally
Google was asked if Personal Intelligence in AI Mode will come to paid accounts across the world (not just the US – where it has hit non-paid accounts). Google replied… (Now is the point where you click on the article…)
Google AI Mode Tests Changing Some Links To Overlay Cards – Reducing Clicks
Google is testing changing out some of the links within AI Mode to show as overlay cards, instead of take you directly to the website it is mentioning. This obviously will result in fewer direct clicks to those websites.
Google Tests Reply To Reviews With Al
Google is testing encouraging business owners to reply to reviews using AI. There is a new option in the Google Business Profile dashboard that is showing for some businesses that says “Reply to reviews with AI.”
Bing Webmaster Tools AI Performance Reports Add Grounding Queries To Pages
In February, Bing rolled out new AI Performance reports within Bing Webmaster Tools. Bing announced a new feature for this report that connects the Grounding Queries and Pages views within the AI Performance report.
Local Ads Coming To Apple Maps
Apple is reportedly launching local ads within Apple Maps, as soon as this month. “Apple Inc. is preparing to introduce advertising in its Maps app, part of a broader push to generate more money from services,” Bloomberg wrote.